reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
in one's hands; in one's control
since when; from when; how long
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
whispering into a person's ear
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
assassin's dagger; assassin's blade; deadly weapon
to crouch; to squat; to cower
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
distance; difference; gap; disparity; gulf; chasm
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
classical form of martial art
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part